Welcome back to Android Gaming Weekly, our weekly recap to focus on new releases. We still plan to cover upcoming releases and games we’re playing, but this new column is dedicated to new games you can install and start playing right now. Check out our top picks and let us know if you have any suggestions for next week in the comments below.

1. Modern Combat 4

Description: The #1 Action FPS game is back on smartphone with a new chapter to push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further. In the wake of nuclear warfare, the only chance to avoid global devastation is in the hands of the few elite soldiers who must track down and rescue the world’s leaders from a frighteningly familiar terrorist group.

2. Contract Killer Zombies 2

Description: Clear out the zombie hordes in this free-roaming, 3rd-person shooter! The follow up to the successful franchise, Contract Killer: Zombies!! Step into the role of Evelyn as she tries to clear out the Savehaven Research Center from the hordes of zombies and reveal the mystery behind the outbreak.

3. Baseball Superstars 2013

Description: Featured in crisp, clear HD- this is the best baseball game for mobile devices. With enhanced batting and pitching moves, players experience smart intuitive baseball as never before. New and improved My Pitcher and My Batter modes lets you experience best of both worlds as you train, challenge, and compete for first place. Grow from rookie to super star by tackling new quests and relationships with your fans and cohorts!

4. Broken Sword II Smoking Mirror

Description: Broken Sword II — the Smoking Mirror : Remastered sees the return of George Stobbart and Nico Collard in the sequel to the smash hit ‘Broken Sword: Director’s Cut’, widely praised as the best adventure available for Android. While investigating a ruthless drug gang, journalist Nico Collard unexpectedly comes across an ancient artefact. Little can she know that the ornately carved obsidian stone will lead her, and her adventuring companion George Stobbart, into a mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which they must overcome powerful forces and antagonists who will stop at nothing to fulfil their evil ambitions.

5. Alpha Squadron

Description: Join up with Alpha Squadron and take on the evil Hadian Empire in this 3D Action flight game. With missions set in deep space as well as planetside sorties versus hordes of enemy fighters and capital ships, you will be immersed in the intergalactic conflict! Dogfight with enemy ships amidst beautiful floating cities, desolate desert planets and dangerous asteroid belts as you fight to stay alive and protect your fleet.

6. Team Awesome

Description: They were just four ordinary people, stuck in four dead-end jobs – until one day a mysterious meteor crashed to earth and made everything… AWESOME! Get ready for the explosive new side-scrolling arcade game from the Edis Brothers… Team Awesome!

7. Contre Jour

Description: Morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles. Set to a poignant orchestrated soundtrack from composer David Ari Leon, Contre Jour both delights and bedevils from start to finish.

8. Star Defender 4

Description: Who can dare to confront numerous hordes of Inserctus and to protect the native Galaxy? What do the Black Holes hide inside them and where do they lead? To answer these questions one should become a hero of Star Defender 4 game who is brave and strong enough to break this dark silence. Humanity has nothing to do but to keep their faith and believe that their first pilot will be able to complete his mission and come back home safe and sound. Hold your breath…

9. Clash of the Olympians

Description: Become a demigod and keep the horde of heathens away from your temple! Take on the role of one of the mighty Greek heroes and defend your temple against hordes of mythological creatures using a vast array of powerful weapons and godly powers! Action packed defend the temple game that will test your wits and precision!

10. Garfield’s Defense 2

Description: Garfield is back, now with multiplayer! Join the fat lazy cat in this epic struggle against ridiculous alien overlords! Only Garfield can protect the world from the menace of the Food Invaders; these nasty aliens did not take kindly to their defeat in the first installment of this series and now they’re targeting the whole world! So begins Garfield’s Defense 2: The Food Invaders Strike Back!

11. Monster Crew

Description: Become a monster in this “smashing” endless platformer with a strategic twist. Battle an onslaught of fierce enemies, dangerous hazards, and even giant bosses in the quest to recover your lost Monster Crew cards. Don’t worry, it’s going to help that you’ve been zapped into your favorite member of the Monster Crew, Frankenstein!

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Most Tweeted This Week

So true! I still haven’t seen the Nexus 10 in person, but I hope it shows up in the giveaways this month!!! P.S. – Nova 3 would look dope on there too!

jeshep

Not likely that a Samsung processor based tablet (Nexus 10 uses a Samsung Exynos 5250) would show up in the “25 Days of Tegra” giveaway. :-)

sbala

Is it then true that the last five days will be “5 DAYS OF EXYNOS”

ArticulateFool

Agreed.

If only wireless Hdmi streaming was in phones and tablets. This could make for an even more potent entertainment device.

GUI_Center

Contre Jour looks pretty good. May have to check it out soon.

nikhilverma

These are some great games.

http://pixelswim.com Steve Heinrich

Didn’t realize there were so many Garfield games on Android.

http://pixelswim.com Steve Heinrich

It’s not a bad thing… I was just unaware

Donald Williams

I have not even beat the first one. Stuck on the last lvl for months. Stupid game. Now i need to get the second one. ARG… another game to kill time with. WOO HOO!

Love me some Garfield!

ranwanimator

Contre Jour looks right up my alley. Will definitely be checking that one out.

mario_1603

I want to play modern combat, I need to change my old phone..

DroidPower

Contre Jour looks awesome, it’s like Cut the Rope in the World of Goo backdrop!

zolikaaa666

It would be so wonderful to play these games on a TEGRA based device…i have to use my old Htc ChaCha…8 bit games even lagg on it -.-

WlfHart

Haha, best of luck with the 25 days of Tegra! Maybe the holidays will be fortunate for us Android lovers. :)

kookeetree

Modern Combat 4 looks amazing!

MikeTop

Modern Combat 4 is amazing!! :)

nobara

MC4, amazing, my kind of shooter.

querty

Amazing game!!

toddersv

Definitely have to check out Modern Combat 4

mattcoz

Wow, I mean it’s one thing to copy the gameplay of a popular game, but Alpha Squadron copies the actual missions too? I loved Rogue Squadron, but I’m not going to pay for anything so unoriginal.

ConfuciusTse

Bring on the games! Can’t wait for Ouya to come out so we can get a console version of Android going!

theha9

Embarassed to say that the garfield game actually looks good from a nostalgia stand point. Anybody remember looney tunes bball (the space jam tie in)?

nipunmehta7

Modern combat 4 best fps game so far on android.

s2svetko

Modern combat looking good

Nicko01

The graphics in Contre Jour remind me so much of Limbo.

sandy105

i played almost all of them .modern combat 4 was really good.
but i was surprised to see contre jour turn up .
i always liked it .
:)

staryoshi

Quite a few intriguing games on the list. I’m glad to see another broken sword game, as I’ve enjoyed the first one.

Marvles

Hopefully Vice city makes it out too

avijaunty

Wow.. nice list :)

jonneves

Just hopping to win a Tegra3 from Android and Me to be able to play those cool games. Unfortunelly my CliqXT/Quench is no good anymore, at least not to play games!

SuperAndroid

Got Broken Sword 2, loved playing it when I was a kid, would recommend to anyone into puzzle/adventure games. I’m looking forward to the 5th in the series coming out next year.

dino13

Broken Sword 2 was/is such a great game. It was such a joy playing it on the PC.

idosew

Time to play

overclockthesun

damn! too many games that won’t run on my Defy :(

rsanchez1

A lot of awesome looking games this week. Can’t wait to try them out.

Nathan D.

Awesome, some of my favorites are getting a reboot and ere even a few cool one that I haven’t seen yet.

doublin

I must check asap MC4 ! I just hope the multiplayer is close as Shadowgun Dead zone.
Never played MC on phone yet.

nmoline

Are there any tips for the controls on MC4.

sctrait

Will definitely be checking out Contre Jour

A.Woodbury

Love when games strive to look good and be different. Contre Jour, great job.

thechad

Thanks for the reviews and recommendations.

humidity

Love me some Modern Combat!

bdub

Gonna have to bust out the TF300 for MC!

jonstle

There are so many cool games for Android that I’ve never heard of. Good thing you guys are here to help me find some.

Sky_net

Androidandme the best website :)

heynomi4u

I’m gonna try Clash of the Olympians and Garfield’s Defense. I know Baseball Superstars will be fun like last few iterations.

jhagerup

These help me procrastinate so well. Thanks for helping me find them.

nicotinemind

Awesome,Broken Sword 1 & 2 are on android.Loved point and click adventures as a youngster,got to give them a try.

galaxynexus

Modern Combat looks AWESOME on any QUAD CORE ANDROID BEAST.

galaxynexus

Modern Combat 4 looks AWESOME on any QUAD CORE ANDROID BEAST!!!!!!!!

Burzie

god i wish i could play half of those games. only have a droid x and it chugs just playing angry birds

acuda27

Sweet, gonna try a few of these!

sly

MC4 looks amazing. Kinda like seeing DOOM for the first time in 1993. Ah, good times.

ndub21

I love you highlighting these new games, but it presents a large problem to me. I just don’t have time to play them all!

Maybe if they came up with an Android app that would give me more time in my life to play with other apps I would buy it for sure!

cflo

Are any of these games free?

calmness

Clash of the Olympians and Monster Crew are free to install (not sure if have in-app-purchases). After watching the game play videos, going to install these. Games, games, games, oh joy!

cflo

I dont really like games on portable devices

Jeopardy

Second that

calmness

Yay! Broken Sword II; it was a fun game on the PC. I’ll have to grab this and the first one to play. Thanks for the games, folks!

KingCrow02

MC4 looks great

cytonic@gmail.com

Its a screenshot of a cutscene…

digvijaya07

Modern Combat 4 Is d Best recommendation…!! Thank U :))

Rahul Verma

I hope there is a sale for apps during the Holiday season. Would love to do some “app shopping”. yay

Flapjack7

Nice games. MW looks cool, but i still don’t feel fps gaming on a smartphone. You need proper mouse and keyboard for that :)

rahul81437

i didnt play any FPS game on a droid fone or tablet yet , but from my point of view,the experience is not as gr8 as on a pc or a gaming console !!! yes if u have a tab or fone with tegra chipset, u would definitely try to play some FPS games, but thats not worth it !! gaming is a lot more than just having fun on a touch screen device !! and yeah one can play racing games that suit such devices !!!
P.S. : i did’nt try any FPS game on such devices ,so im sorry ,if i contradict any of ur opinions !!!

Mijoja

I’ve played a few, and you’re right it’s not really optimal. I’m excited to try out my MOGA controller I ordered yesterday though, and it comes with MC4!

datiecher

Wow, Modern Combat 4 Looks dupe!

trailblazerz

I’m loving Modern Combat so far. Graphics are great and gameplay is good. Storyline is cheesy but what can you expect from a CoD knock-off.

Controls are awkward as with any touchscreen but this game is good enough I might actually get a controller!!!

Runs fine on Nexus 7, bit choppy on GNex (poor 5 year old SGX540 GPU :(
Can’t wait for my Nexus 4 to come and play this on Adreno 320:)

thymeless

Some cool games I’ll have to check out.

Puck69

yeah new game to be productive during the day

crossbred900

I picked up Broken Sword 1 a few months ago when Google had a ton of apps for 25 cents. Man that was an awesome week, I got $42 worth of apps for like $4 and I still had the $25 store credit from my Nexus 7.

http://www.jdotreach.com Joshua Reach

Modern Combat 4 looks freakin’ awesome!! I have way too many games on my phone…I think I need to make room for this one though.